ABSTRACT
Nowadays one of the big challenges is to obtain materials that can find applications in biomedicine. In order to develop tailor-made biomaterials different aspects need to be considered such as selection of materials in terms of purity, toxicity and biocompatibility, manufacturing process and final application of the new material. For such materials to be used in biomedicine, certain mechanical properties are typically desired (i.e., low friction coefficient, wear resistance, thermal stability). Nanocomposites materials have been tested for biomedical use and especially those based on layered silicates have shown great properties. Due to special properties that layered silicates possess, and by dispersing them into different polymer matrices, bioactive materials can be obtained which can find applications as: drug delivery systems and targeting into sites of inflammation or tumours, wound healing patches, covers for implants biointegration, tissue engineering, bone repair, a.s.o.
